2024-02-11 05:59:43
All of Qatar’s goals in the match were penalties. In this way, they hit Jordan’s net three times in a row from the penalty. On the contrary, Jordan could not repay more than one goal. And that’s how Jordan’s fairy tale was stopped, with a 3-1 victory, the champions of Gelbar retained the crown of excellence in the Asian Cup.
Yazan Al Niamat equalized for Jordan in the second half after Akram Afif put the hosts ahead from a spot kick at the Lusail Stadium in Doha on Saturday (February 10). Afif’s two more penalty goals later saw Qatar become the fifth team to win multiple titles in the Asian Cup.
Qatar was the clear favorite in the match. From the start of the match, they continued to show their dominance. In the seventh minute, the first attack was done by Qatar. However, Jordan goalkeeper Abu Yazid returned the shot taken by Afif. Qatar has to wait until 20 minutes of the match to get a goal.
Abdullah Nasib fouled Afif in the box in the 20th minute. The referee blows the penalty whistle without delay. Afif led the team with a successful spot kick. The goalkeeper could not keep up with the speed even after jumping to the line of the ball. After that, Qatar wasted a few good chances in the first half.
Jordan played desperately in the second half to repay the goal. Qatar’s goalkeeper Barsham was the faithful guard under Qatar’s goal posts. Ehsan Haddad had to be disappointed once in the 58th minute. Later, Yazan Al Arab’s bullet-speed side volley was turned away by the goalkeeper.
But Jordan did not give up. They went ahead in the 67th minute of the match by maintaining the style of attack. Al Niamat took the first touch of Haddad’s cross from the right side and hit the target with a powerful shot. Barsham had nothing to do.
However, Jordan could not keep the distance even after moving forward. In the 73rd minute, Mohammad Ismail was fouled by Mahmoud Al Muradi in the box, and the referee decided to award a penalty after seeing the VAR. Afif took the team forward by scoring again.
Then, in added time, Jordan netted Qatar again. At the start of added time in the 13th minute, Afif collided with the onrushing goalkeeper when he attacked. Even after the offside flag was raised, Qatar continued to appeal for a VAR check.
The referee blows the penalty whistle after seeing the VAR. Afif also ensured Qatar’s victory with another successful spot kick to complete the hat-trick. As a result, Qatar left the field as the fifth team to win multiple titles in the Asian Cup. Before them, only Japan, Saudi Arabia, Iran and South Korea had the feat of winning multiple titles in this event.